April 21, 2016 Iron ore soars past $70 to a 16-month high The spot price for benchmark 62% fines gained 8.78%, the third largest surge since iron ore pricing first began in May 2009.
April 21, 2016 Security threats unable to take shine off Mali gold Mali upgraded in March its estimated reserves by a third to around 800 tonnes, which should ensure continued production for at least the next 15 years.[
April 20, 2016 Uranium market is getting crushed Uranium price falls to lowest since May 2005 as bearishness overwhelms the sector.
April 20, 2016 Sibanye to invest $250 million in its gold mines, keeps shopping for new assets Sibanye is not exclusively looking at buying gold assets; it is also considering platinum, coal, uranium and base metals mines.
April 20, 2016 Silver plays catch up with gold — hits 11-month high Increasing interest from hedge funds and Chinese buyers are driven the metal to its biggest monthly rise since January 2015.
April 20, 2016 Shirley Temple’s fancy blue diamond ring fails to sell The stone, still in its original Art Deco setting, was expected to fetch up to $35 million.
April 20, 2016 BHP Billiton cuts iron ore target by 10M tonnes This would be the first time BHP reports a annual drop in iron ore output since it completed its merger with Billiton in 2001.
April 20, 2016 Myanmar Wanbao: A new dawn for the Chinese copper miner Documentary focuses on how Chinese mining company Myanmar Wanbao is changing and speaking the new language of a changing Myanmar.
April 19, 2016 Seabridge Gold agrees to buy Snipgold Corp The deal will see Seabridge shareholders gaining exposure to SnipGold’s Iskut project while shareholders of SnipGold receive an immediate 124% premium and exposure to Seabridge’s KSM project, one of the…
April 19, 2016 Kibali shines in record year for Randgold Resources Kinshasa, the Kibali gold mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo was the star performer in Randgold’s portfolio of operations in 2015, exceeding its target by 7% to contribute 642…
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
